Look for pictures that reflect how you think each character looks. These can be current or past movie stars, current or past actors and/or actresses, or pictures you draw that reflect the images of the characters.
Create a collage with these pictures, putting the character's name under his or her picture. You may decide what materials to use for your collage. THE COLLAGE MAY NOT BE BIGGER THAN A 12 X 18 SHEET OF PAPER. These will NOT be posted on the WIKI.
Be creative! Have fun with this assignment. It will be interesting to see how everyone pictures each character.
Due date: Wednesday, November 17.
ASSIGNMENT #6!!!
FINISH THE PLOT LINE - ADD TWO OR THREE EVENTS FOR THE MANUSCRIPT AND THE EPILOGUE!
IDENTIFY THE EVENT THAT YOU THINK IS THE CLIMAX!
DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15.
Individual Assignment #5: Chapters 1-14 (Should be finished with this assignment by now. 11/11/10).
Keep adding two or three events per chapter to your plot line as chapters are assigned. Do not go beyond Chapter 14 as some students have not finished reading those chapters.
Write these events under assignment #4, highlighting the chapters and adding bulleted sentences for the events.
Individual Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 Due Wednesday, November 3
Put a new line between assignments #3 and #4.
Put your answer ABOVE the previous assignment.
Copy this assignment to your page.
Add the date above this assignment.
Start a plot line. Identify the setting first.
Add two or three key events from each chapter that we have read - chapters 1-6 – reflecting on the rising action.
Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as complete sentences under the chapter number.
For example:
Setting Time and Place Chapter 1 · The characters arrive at Sticklehaven off the coast of Devon, intent on traveling to Indian Island, which has been in the news lately because it is surrounded by mystery. · The main characters wonder about the people they meet, and are excited at the chance to spend a week at this luxurious island.
Chapter 2
Two or three bulleted sentences explaining your events.
Assignment #3: Chapter 3: Due Wednesday, October 27
This assignment is no longer due today or tomorrow - Thursday.
We will discuss it in class and work on it in the computer lab.
Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
Copy the assignment to your page. (the red print)
Add the date at the top of your page.
Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
Choose five characters from the story,
Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
BOLD the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.
Example: · Vera Claythorne Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne
Assignment #2 Due October 22 *IMPORTANT* 1. Put the date at the top of assignment 2 on your student page. 2. Copy the assignment onto your page. HINT: (the purple text). 3. Write your answer. 4. Pay attention to voice, organization, conventions. Be sure to answer in complete thoughts. 5. Reread your answer before posting.
Assignment #2
Put a line above Assignment #1; assignment #2 will go above assignment #1.
Read chapter two.
Choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
With your small group, find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
Each member of your group must write on his or her WIKI page the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
Then, in a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.
Read chapter three for Monday, October 25.
ASSIGNMENT #1 October 18-19, 2010
Due October 20
STEP ONE
Before reading Chapter 1, consider the following:
how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?
how might the title be a clue to the story?
Assignment: Add a new page and name it LAST NAME + AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. Create a link from your page to the student pages. On your new page, answer the two questions above in one solid paragraph. In the second paragraph, make one prediction - something that you think might happen or something that you might expect about a character in the story.
*IMPORTANT*
1. Put the date on your new WIKI page.
2. Copy the text onto your new page that asks the two questions. HINT: (the blue text).
3. Write your answer.
4. Pay attention to voice, organization, conventions. Be sure to answer in complete thoughts.
ASSIGNMENT #6!!!
Individual Assignment #5: Chapters 1-14 (Should be finished with this assignment by now. 11/11/10).
Individual Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 Due Wednesday, November 3
- Put a new line between assignments #3 and #4.
- Put your answer ABOVE the previous assignment.
- Copy this assignment to your page.
- Add the date above this assignment.
- Start a plot line. Identify the setting first.
- Add two or three key events from each chapter that we have read - chapters 1-6 – reflecting on the rising action.
- Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as complete sentences under the chapter number.
- For example:
SettingTime and Place
Chapter 1
· The characters arrive at Sticklehaven off the coast of Devon, intent on traveling to Indian Island, which has been in the news lately because it is surrounded by mystery.
· The main characters wonder about the people they meet, and are excited at the chance to spend a week at this luxurious island.
Chapter 2
Two or three bulleted sentences explaining your events.
Assignment #3: Chapter 3: Due Wednesday, October 27
This assignment is no longer due today or tomorrow - Thursday.
We will discuss it in class and work on it in the computer lab.
- Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
- Copy the assignment to your page. (the red print)
- Add the date at the top of your page.
- Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
- Choose five characters from the story,
- Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
- BOLD the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.
Example:· Vera Claythorne
Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne
Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne
Assignment #2 Due October 22
*IMPORTANT*
1. Put the date at the top of assignment 2 on your student page.
2. Copy the assignment onto your page. HINT: (the purple text).
3. Write your answer.
4. Pay attention to voice, organization, conventions. Be sure to answer in complete thoughts.
5. Reread your answer before posting.
Assignment #2
ASSIGNMENT #1 October 18-19, 2010
Due October 20
STEP ONE
Before reading Chapter 1, consider the following:
how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?
how might the title be a clue to the story?
Assignment: Add a new page and name it LAST NAME + AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. Create a link from your page to the student pages. On your new page, answer the two questions above in one solid paragraph. In the second paragraph, make one prediction - something that you think might happen or something that you might expect about a character in the story.
*IMPORTANT*
1. Put the date on your new WIKI page.
2. Copy the text onto your new page that asks the two questions. HINT: (the blue text).
3. Write your answer.
4. Pay attention to voice, organization, conventions. Be sure to answer in complete thoughts.
5. Reread your answer before posting.
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